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  2. Laksa

    in Culture & Language Discussion

    Posted

    Dadgummit - my mouth is slobbering after watching this segment.

    He's in Malaysia today, a stint in KL, then baboom !

     

    in Kaching, Serawak, he's getting laksa for breakfast.

     

    Ye Gods I miss Laksa...

    I seen the episode but don't remember seeing Laksa. What is it? :D

  3. Win Free Beer!

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted

    What a great deal. Free beer!

     

    :blink:

     

    For the last several weeks, Tsingtao has launched a promotion for free beer. Being a beer lover, this seems like a pretty good deal. If you get the winning bottle cap, just turn it in and get another free bottle. Chances are pretty good at getting a winner too. I've already had one 12-bottle case that had 9-winners, and I'm now working on another that has 7-winners. China is getting better all the time.

     

    :angry:

     

    http://i38.tinypic.com/2ryg4gn.jpg

    http://i33.tinypic.com/349cn4p.jpg

     

    :beer:

    Now were talking my language!!! If only it was Harbin Beer. :beer:

  10. Work Holidays in China

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted

    Well, here we have another holiday coming up in China next week, and that's right on the heels to the long Moon Day weekend we just had. This upcoming week, is the Chinese National Holiday, where most every business closes for the week; excluding retail business of course. To make up for it, most businesses have their people work this Saturday and Sunday. Not such a bad trade-off to get seven days in a row.

     

    It seems that the US is one of the few countries in the world, that has a bit of a shortage on Holidays and long weekends.

    NOW, this post is right on.

  11. Work Holidays in China

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted

    Well, here we have another holiday coming up in China next week, and that's right on the heels to the long Moon Day weekend we just had. This upcoming week, is the Chinese National Holiday, where most every business closes for the week; excluding retail business of course. To make up for it, most businesses have their people work this Saturday and Sunday. Not such a bad trade-off to get seven days in a row.

     

    It seems that the US is one of the few countries in the world, that has a bit of a shortage on Holidays and long weekends.

     

    While we don't have the really long weekends in the US, we definitely have more public holidays than China.

     

    In China they have a total of 9 days worth of holidays. We have more than that.

     

    And if you hang in there long enough at most US jobs you get lots of vacation time...As a gummint worker with 21 years on the job I get 20 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 5 comp days and 9 holidays every year... :D Doesn't everybody??? :alldone:

    No :(

  13. Buffalo Bills!!

    in Stateside

    Posted

    One of these days I would like to take my wife and son to a Buffalo Bills game. My Son likes the Jaguars and my wife likes the Seahawks and the Patriots. It was a good time at my house for the past couple of weeks. :)

  17. China's manned spacecraft launch

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted

    In a few years China will be way ahead of us. Maybe they are already. My wife says, America is in the dark ages and China has better technology. :P

     

    You gotta be kidding ... specifics please .... :coffee1:

    At the present moment our thinking is much like 1979 when Carter Administration dubbed our mentality as Malaise. We are seeing our banks and major investment companies in turmoil, The Big Three on the skids, We are bogged down in a war that should never have happened, We are seeing greed in America that is on its zenith, Our leadership in disaray. China is on the upswing economy wise. Americans love a winner. We have not had too much to cheer about for the last 6 years.

    Amen brother!! :D :P

  23. Directv and CCTV9

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted · Edited by Li & John (see edit history)

    For the last couple of weeks I have noticed at the bottom of the screen when I watch CCTV9 that said, "as of 08/25/2008 CCTV9 will no longer be broadcasted". So I called Directv and was assured that if I change my "package" I will keep CCTV9. Yesterday I called them to change my package and was told that Directv will no longer carry CCTV9 on any package. What Happened?

    Now I am thinking of changing to Dish Network but I was reading all the horror stories people had with Dish. Also was looking into this Kylink TV which comes over the Internet.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.

     

    Thanks all :(

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